Metres to Feet
Convert metres to feet.
Convert metres to feet quickly and accurately. One metre equals 3.2808 feet. Useful for reading American building plans, understanding US height references, or interpreting aviation altitude data.
Frequently asked questions
1 metre equals 3.2808 feet (3 feet and 3.37 inches). This is based on the exact international definition agreed in 1959: 1 foot = 30.48 cm.
Multiply the number of metres by 3.28084. Example: 5 metres × 3.28084 = 16.4 feet.
6 feet equals exactly 1.8288 metres. In the UK and US, 6 feet (183 cm) is considered a notably tall height for a man.
The foot is used daily in the US, Liberia, and Myanmar. In global aviation, all flight altitudes are expressed in feet regardless of country.